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Spanning generations and cultures, textiles and clothing bind us to our identity, our landscape, and one another. In honor of the acquisition of the library and archives of the American Textile History Museum, whose mission had been to “tell America’s stories through textiles,” Cornell University Library is hosting a series of exhibits to weave a more global and inclusive narrative. Highlighting library and archival material from the American Textile History Museum, existing items from Cornell’s collections, and original artwork, Threads of History: Textiles at Cornell honors the storytelling, history, and artistry of textiles, and those who labor to create them.



Textiles at CUL Planning Committee Members

Eric


Kofi Acree (

RMC &

Africana)
Carole Atkinson (Asia)
Kate Carlin (RMC)
Marcie Farwell (Kheel Center) (organizer)
Eveline Ferretti (Mann)
Prof. Denise Green (CF+TC)
Jenny Leijonhufvud (Mann

)
Joan Lubin (RAD

)
Marcus Reed (Management)
Lenora Schneller (Music)

Marsha Taichman (FAL)

Martha Walker (FAL

)
Kenneth Williams (RMC

)

TBD (Asia)






Panels and Symposiums, Themes, and Dates (suggested)

CF+TC Reception and film screening (October 2022)
RMC Opening Panel/Speaker (October /November 27, 2022)
Mann Opening Panel/Speaker/Event (February/March 2023)
Symposium Speaker (sponsored by Kheel) (April 2023)
Reunion/Closing Panel Speaker (June 2023)

Deadlines

  •  Create look for "Threads of History": July 2022
  •  Launch "Threads of History" WordPress page: July 2022
  •  Create digital signs and posters for "Threads of History: August 2022
  •  Chronicle article material for launch: July 2022

Check List for Exhibits


  •  Decide on title for overall title by March 1, 2022
  •  Decide on themes for exhibits by
  •  Decide on openings for exhibits by
  •  Decide whether each exhibit gets its own website (RMC will create theirs. Others could be created in Spotlight.)

Check List for Panels and Symposiums

  •  Decide how many panels/symposiums during the year by
  •  Decide on dates for panels/symposiums by
  •  Finalize funding for panels/symposiums by
  •  Create short list of panelists by
  •  Invite final panelists by
  •   
  • meeting on February 9, 2022